1. I did a search for Alzheimer's Disease. There were 52 results. I chose to look at search result 2 - Alzheimer's Disease Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment. Options were for PDF Full Text; Table of Contents and Most Relevant Pages. From this eBook I clicked on Chapter 6 - Causes. Chapter 6 could then be broken down even further to allow the student/reader to narrow down his/her search. When I clicked on the option to view the most relevant pages from this eBook a reference page came up. I didn't really understand what it was for. I was not impressed with the publication dates as they were from 1991 - 2002. When I searched for newer publications, it said that there were none.
2. When I searched Constitution Day under the Basic Search there were no results found. When I clicked on Advanced Search, I got 20 results. Looking through the titles of the eBooks I was unsure as to whether or not they even related to Constitution Day, so I googled Constitution Day. I found out that it was the same thing as Citizenship Day. The Basic Search for Citizenship Day yielded 11 results. To me, none of them looked like they pertained to the topic. Maybe I just need someone to help me with this resource since I really was no able to find anything that I could recommend. It would also depend on what age group we would be looking at.
3. I chose to do a search on Nebraska. The search results numbered 88. Next, I typed in western history in the "and" box - results numbered 3. Then I narrowed down the publisher dates to 2000 to 2015 (going back to just the search of Nebraska with no western history included.) The results numbered 41. The majority of the eBooks were about Native Americans. All were published by University of Nebraska Press. All in all, I really don't think that I would ever use this resource.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Lesson 6
Gale Virtual Reference Library
1. I chose World War II Reference Library, 2000. First, I looked at the table of contents and then at the Reader's Guide in the table of contents. It provided insight to what the library would provide to the reader. The site was easy to navigate and I liked how the articles could be listened to. You had the option to download an MP3 or download PDF to an eReader - very cool! The "Where to Learn More" in the table of contents provides the reader with other books and online resources (links should he/she need more information. I have many students who are interested in World II. As our school library resources are quite limited, I can't wait to show them this tremendous resource!
2. At first I typed in "What foods have zinc in them - I got 0 results. Next, I typed in zinc and foods - I got 628 results. I chose the second choice on the list. I learned that evidence shows that zinc is unlikely to prevent upper respiratory infections, but beginning a supplement promptly when symptoms occur can significantly shorten the duration of the illness. I learned that meats are the best sources of zinc.
3.Look at 2 or 3 other bloggers - comment if you like. I always enjoy reading the blogs of other people. Many of the other people in this class are way more creative than I am - I really liked the search on dwarfism - thank you for sharing!
1. I chose World War II Reference Library, 2000. First, I looked at the table of contents and then at the Reader's Guide in the table of contents. It provided insight to what the library would provide to the reader. The site was easy to navigate and I liked how the articles could be listened to. You had the option to download an MP3 or download PDF to an eReader - very cool! The "Where to Learn More" in the table of contents provides the reader with other books and online resources (links should he/she need more information. I have many students who are interested in World II. As our school library resources are quite limited, I can't wait to show them this tremendous resource!
2. At first I typed in "What foods have zinc in them - I got 0 results. Next, I typed in zinc and foods - I got 628 results. I chose the second choice on the list. I learned that evidence shows that zinc is unlikely to prevent upper respiratory infections, but beginning a supplement promptly when symptoms occur can significantly shorten the duration of the illness. I learned that meats are the best sources of zinc.
3.Look at 2 or 3 other bloggers - comment if you like. I always enjoy reading the blogs of other people. Many of the other people in this class are way more creative than I am - I really liked the search on dwarfism - thank you for sharing!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Lesson 5
Proquest
1. I chose developmentally-appropriate curriculum as my topic. There were 3845 results. I was able to sort them by source type and by publication date. I liked both of those features. It was really cool that there were options to narrow your results by publication type, document type, and location type. A person could also narrow their results by language such as French and Spanish.
1a. I checked out the blog's post by "I Love to Read" He/she is a very thorough blogger! I copied and pasted some of his/her blog for week 6 so that I may use it for my need to teach civil discourse to my students. His/her blog discussed Spring festivals from around the world:
The first article she read was the "Mimouna Festival." This article was found in the Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East and North Africa. The festival is a Jewish festival which will be great to use as we have been reading "Number the Stars." He/she also found an article called "China." It was found in the Junior World Mark Encyclopedia of Holidays. I will be able to find more information in the manner that this blogger did to expand our civil discourse studies. Thank you "I Love to Read!" blogger!
2. The search for media specialist in subject, in title, title begins with, and in publication summary all yielded 0 results - as did informational media specialist and library media specialist. Finally, I just typed in library and 105 publications came up. I clicked on American Libraries. It showed the coverage for this publication to be from Jan. 1988 to present. I then clicked on "View most recent issue. I liked how the site broke down each section of the journal so that you could just view what you wanted. You could also do a quick preview of the text before you downloaded, just in case it wasn't what you were looking for. Next, I went back and typed in "teaching" in the search box. Eighty-one publications came up. I scrolled down and found a publication called "Education and Information Technologies. I clicked on the most recent issue and found one interesting article about profiling Greek kindergarten teachers attitudes towards computers... I never knew that I could find publications this way in Proquest!
1. I chose developmentally-appropriate curriculum as my topic. There were 3845 results. I was able to sort them by source type and by publication date. I liked both of those features. It was really cool that there were options to narrow your results by publication type, document type, and location type. A person could also narrow their results by language such as French and Spanish.
1a. I checked out the blog's post by "I Love to Read" He/she is a very thorough blogger! I copied and pasted some of his/her blog for week 6 so that I may use it for my need to teach civil discourse to my students. His/her blog discussed Spring festivals from around the world:
The first article she read was the "Mimouna Festival." This article was found in the Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East and North Africa. The festival is a Jewish festival which will be great to use as we have been reading "Number the Stars." He/she also found an article called "China." It was found in the Junior World Mark Encyclopedia of Holidays. I will be able to find more information in the manner that this blogger did to expand our civil discourse studies. Thank you "I Love to Read!" blogger!
2. The search for media specialist in subject, in title, title begins with, and in publication summary all yielded 0 results - as did informational media specialist and library media specialist. Finally, I just typed in library and 105 publications came up. I clicked on American Libraries. It showed the coverage for this publication to be from Jan. 1988 to present. I then clicked on "View most recent issue. I liked how the site broke down each section of the journal so that you could just view what you wanted. You could also do a quick preview of the text before you downloaded, just in case it wasn't what you were looking for. Next, I went back and typed in "teaching" in the search box. Eighty-one publications came up. I scrolled down and found a publication called "Education and Information Technologies. I clicked on the most recent issue and found one interesting article about profiling Greek kindergarten teachers attitudes towards computers... I never knew that I could find publications this way in Proquest!
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Lesson 4
SIRS
SIRS Discoverer
1. I looked up wolves. It was cool to be able to select the reading level of the articles. The articles also included citations so that the students would be able to copy and paste them into their own documents! (MLA style) It has magazine articles - no more spending time in microfiche!! I am certainly old!
2.
1. The topic I chose was animal cruelty. This resource would been infinitely valuable when I was a student! It gives the issue and its definition and it also gives the pros and cons of the issue showing students that there are always two sides to an issue. The site provides various source types and these source types provide a summary for the for the researcher so that he/she will immediately know if the article will pertain to his/her needs. The research tools are tremendous - I especially liked the timeline and the global impact tools - they provided information possibilities that I would never even thought of!!
2. I chose the subject of Health and then I went into the subheading of Nutrition.
Things I liked about the site:
SIRS Discoverer
1. I looked up wolves. It was cool to be able to select the reading level of the articles. The articles also included citations so that the students would be able to copy and paste them into their own documents! (MLA style) It has magazine articles - no more spending time in microfiche!! I am certainly old!
2.
- I chose Qatar since a young man I know was stationed the a couple of times and I really don't know anything about the area. I like how the information is in an easy to read format and that it has links to things that can give the reader more information. The timeline of major events in its history would be very beneficial to the student! I was also pleased with the additional resources at the bottom.
- Maps help students to become curious about the world around them learn about places that they do not know about. A potential use would be for students to learn about keys and how to compute distances between two places.
- I chose the iThink Database feature. I think that I will use this feature for my fifth graders as they are beginning their final research project for the year! It is cool!!
1. The topic I chose was animal cruelty. This resource would been infinitely valuable when I was a student! It gives the issue and its definition and it also gives the pros and cons of the issue showing students that there are always two sides to an issue. The site provides various source types and these source types provide a summary for the for the researcher so that he/she will immediately know if the article will pertain to his/her needs. The research tools are tremendous - I especially liked the timeline and the global impact tools - they provided information possibilities that I would never even thought of!!
2. I chose the subject of Health and then I went into the subheading of Nutrition.
Things I liked about the site:
- There were a lot of ways to narrow your search - newspapers, magazines, etc.
- There was a see also section for example: animal nutrition, children nutrition etc.
- I like that you can add the articles to a list that you can access later.
- The summaries for each article are informative and helpful
Lesson 3
Learning Express Library
1. I set up an account.
2. I like the immediate feedback and the explanation that a person is given. I also like that it gives the standard for the teacher so that he/she can reteach as needed.
3. I explored the Best Careers for Teachers. I enjoyed the ten chapters of options on what a person can do with a teaching degree. It helps a person to question themselves so that he/she can make their own decisions - not just an article that tells a person what he/she should do!
4. I chose the veterinary Technician for the career topic. The eBook was very informative - it was interesting to read how low the salary is - too bad and too sad...I really liked the section in the book that discussed time management for the student who plans to enter the veterinary field.
1. I set up an account.
2. I like the immediate feedback and the explanation that a person is given. I also like that it gives the standard for the teacher so that he/she can reteach as needed.
3. I explored the Best Careers for Teachers. I enjoyed the ten chapters of options on what a person can do with a teaching degree. It helps a person to question themselves so that he/she can make their own decisions - not just an article that tells a person what he/she should do!
4. I chose the veterinary Technician for the career topic. The eBook was very informative - it was interesting to read how low the salary is - too bad and too sad...I really liked the section in the book that discussed time management for the student who plans to enter the veterinary field.
Lesson 2
Basic Discovery Exercise
Chilton
1. There was no maintenance schedule available for my 2013 Ford Explorer. I redid the search several times - maybe I am missing something? The only two things that were available were the Labor Estimating and the Bulletins/Recalls.
2. The most recent Technical Service Bulletin or recall was that some vehicles equipped with MyFord Touch and built on or before 8/15/2013 may exhibit concerns with navigation, voice recognition, call sound quality, phone pairing, clock, media, WiFi pass code entry, rear view camera guide lines and/or system performance.
3. Unfortunately the Repair tab was not an option for my car.
Chilton
1. There was no maintenance schedule available for my 2013 Ford Explorer. I redid the search several times - maybe I am missing something? The only two things that were available were the Labor Estimating and the Bulletins/Recalls.
2. The most recent Technical Service Bulletin or recall was that some vehicles equipped with MyFord Touch and built on or before 8/15/2013 may exhibit concerns with navigation, voice recognition, call sound quality, phone pairing, clock, media, WiFi pass code entry, rear view camera guide lines and/or system performance.
3. Unfortunately the Repair tab was not an option for my car.
Mango Languages
1. I tried out the French since my mom and grandparents were all French. I really liked the placement test. I also liked that a person can start on any chapter that they would like to. I also liked that the literal meanings were given!
2. The student may go to the English for Vietnamese speakers. It speaks in the student's language and then again in the English language - way cool!!
Tumble Books
1. I checked out "The Diary of a Fly." I like how the stories load fast and how you can back up a page or go forward a page as needed. I like the voices - they are pleasing to children's ears. I also love how the storybooks can be listened to by a student or the sound can be turned off so that the student may read it.
2. Nice clarity in the videos. I think that many of the games and puzzles would be too difficult for many kindergarten aged children.
3. I would promote this e-source to my students during class and their parents through a newsletter. I would also promote it to my grandchildren and to my friends who have children or grandchildren. Great resource!!
Tumble Books
1. I checked out "The Diary of a Fly." I like how the stories load fast and how you can back up a page or go forward a page as needed. I like the voices - they are pleasing to children's ears. I also love how the storybooks can be listened to by a student or the sound can be turned off so that the student may read it.
2. Nice clarity in the videos. I think that many of the games and puzzles would be too difficult for many kindergarten aged children.
3. I would promote this e-source to my students during class and their parents through a newsletter. I would also promote it to my grandchildren and to my friends who have children or grandchildren. Great resource!!
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